K Nagaraj v. State by The Inspector of Police
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court, Justice K. Rajasekar, order dated 07-10-2025 dismissing three Section 482 BNSS 2023 anticipatory-bail petitions (Crl.O.P.Nos.18437, 20391 and 20464 of 2025) concerning cooperative-society fraud: Crime No.01 of 2025, Economic Offence Wing, Thiruvallur (and Crime No.Unknown of 2025, CCIW CID Police Station, Tiruvallur for the Junior Clerk petitioner); accused roles Secretary (A1 K. Nagaraj), President/Chairman (A5 Nagamuthu), erstwhile Junior Clerk (A2 V. Ravichandiran) of JJ.715 Kavarapettai Primary Agricultural Cooperative Credit Society; offences under IPC Sections 120B, 409, 408, 468, 471, 477A, 420 r/w 34; alleged misappropriation Rs.2,14,90,673/- and loss Rs.1,74,77,558/- via false documents, falsified registers and crop loans to 22 bogus agriculturists during 31.03.2015-31.05.2023; enquiry under the Tamil Nadu Cooperative Societies Act, 1983 (S.87 per State; S.81 per Court); 24 accused; zero recovery. Relevant to anticipatory-bail refusal where enquiry findings implicate applicants and misappropriated funds remain unrecovered, and to cooperative-society embezzlement prosecutions.